BBC Sounds - The Big Question - Available Episodes

The Power of TV

How powerful is television? Dr Ramaswami Harindranath, specialist in media explains

23 Mar 2004,25 mins

Do Celebrities Matter?

What does the term “celebrity” actually mean and where does it come from?

10 Apr 2004,26 mins

What Is Religion? Part One

Professor Haleh Afshar, Professor Eileen Barker and Babu Gogineni attempt to define it

17 Apr 2004,26 mins

What Is Religion? Part Two

Religion dominates the headlines on a regular basis, but what is it?

24 Apr 2004,26 mins

What Was the Age of Enlightenment?

Reason was advocated as the primary source and basis of all authority

01 May 2004,26 mins

Have We Lost Faith in Science?

Have we lost faith in science? Is the golden age of science over?

08 May 2004,26 mins

Human Cloning

What is cloning and do we understand it?

15 May 2004,26 mins

How Big is the World Wide Web?

The journey the Internet has taken and how information travels around the world

22 May 2004,26 mins

Are we too Many for the World?

Exploring the issue of population increase

29 May 2004,26 mins

Is the World's Population the Wrong Age?

As population levels rise are there too many young people?

05 Jun 2004,26 mins

What is History?

Can history be defined?

12 Jun 2004,26 mins

Can we Trust History?

The historical text books that are being re-written in post Apartheid South Africa

19 Jun 2004,26 mins

Iraq - Can History Repeat Itself?

A history of Iraq's conflicts since the First World War

26 Jun 2004,26 mins

Why do People Have Unsafe Sex?

Why do people have unsafe sex considering the risks of infection?

10 Jul 2004,26 mins

Can People Change Their Sexual Behaviour?

Can people change their sexual behaviour?

17 Jul 2004,26 mins

What's Happening to the Earth's Atmosphere?

The Earth's climate is heating up and people living along the shore are losing their home

26 Jul 2004,26 mins

How are Rising Temperatures Changing Our World?

How are rising temperatures changing our world? From floods to heat waves

31 Jul 2004,26 mins

What is Democracy?

What is democracy? Beginning with Ancient Greek history

07 Aug 2004,26 mins

Does Democracy Work?

Emma Joseph explores whether democracy really works

14 Aug 2004,26 mins

Where Did Karl Marx Get His Inspiration?

Can you imagine a society not divided along socio-economic lines?

21 Aug 2004,26 mins

Could there Ever be a Classless Society?

Talking Marxism with Jonathan Ray in Highgate cemetery

28 Aug 2004,26 mins

Why are Americans so Patriotic?

What does patriotism mean to a country built on immigration?

02 Sep 2004,26 mins

Why Does the Amazon Matter?

Examining the environmental impact of clearing the Amazon basin for crops

25 Sep 2004,26 mins

Does Aid Work?

Does aid work? What is happening to aid money?

02 Oct 2004,26 mins

What is Free Trade?

In theory, most countries believe in free trade, so why are there so many protests?

09 Oct 2004,26 mins

How Fair is Free Trade?

Is free trade a fair trade?

16 Oct 2004,26 mins

What Swings Elections?

A look at the US Presidential elections of 2004

23 Oct 2004,26 mins

Can we Ever Get Rid of Slavery?

Slavery has been illegal for decades but it has never gone away

06 Nov 2004,26 mins

How Much Does The World Rely On Oil?

How heavily does the world rely on oil?

13 Nov 2004,26 mins

Can We Live Without Oil?

Are we running out of oil?

20 Nov 2004,26 mins